Why we need to embrace bold solutions in fighting tuberculosis

One proposal under consideration by UN member countries is the Life Prize, a project that aims to bring researchers together to develop a treatment regimen of one month or less for all types of TB.

Heads of state are expected to convene for a high-level meeting at the UN to discuss efforts to combat the resurgence of tuberculosis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership at the meeting is needed, writes Lynda Lange of the Grandmothers Advocacy Network. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Share a storyThe story link will be added automatically.

From: To: Message:

The resurgence of tuberculosis is an urgent global problem around the world, but also in Canada among Indigenous peoples, particularly the Inuit. This reality has prompted the UN to convene a high-level meeting this month at its headquarters in New York. On Sept. 26, heads of state will meet to consider ways to combat a disease that has become more and more drug resistant. One proposal under consideration by UN member countries is the Life Prize, a project

This is an exclusive subscriber-only story by The Hill Times. If youâ€™d like to read the full article:

The first-of-its-kind challenge of two 2014 rulings by the House Board of Internal Economy will set important legal precedent when it comes to the application and scope of parliamentary privilege protections in Canada.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau will likely release his much-awaited plan to help Canadian businesses affected by U.S. tax cuts as part of the fall economic update, but there's plenty more that could come out of it.